There are a lot of books and websites that give quite detailed guides to both basic and special stitches with picture of every step for people who want to learn the stitches. The aim with this guide is to remind people who already know them in case the stitch is needed for one of my patterns, but it should be possible to learn stitches directly from the guide too.
Basic stitches UK terms
Chain (ch): Yarn over hook and pull though.
Slip-stitch (ss): insert hook through stitch or gap, yarn over hook, pull through stitch and loop.
Double crochet (dc): insert hook through stitch or gap, yarn over hook, pull through stitch (2 loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull through 2 loops.
Half treble crochet (htr): yarn over hook, insert hook through stitch or gap, yarn over hook, pull through stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull through three loops.
Treble crochet (tr): yarn over hook, insert hook through stitch or gap, yarn over hook, pull through stitch (3 loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull through two loops, yarn over hook, pull through two loops.
Double treble crochet (dtr): yarn over hook x 2, insert hook through stitch or gap, yarn over hook, pull through stitch (4 loops on hook), yarn over hook, pull through two loops, yarn over hook, pull through two loops, yarn over hook, pull through two loops.
Turning chains: if you are making a flat piece in rows, going from side to side, you need to start each row with a turning chain. How many chains you do depends on the stitch you are continuing with (or the stitch it is intended to replace):
Double crochet: 1 chain
Half treble crochet: 2 chain
Treble crochet: 3 chain
Double treble crochet: 4 chain
Special stitches:
Picot: a picot is a series of chain stitches that are joined to form a loop by making a slip stitch (ss) to the first chain (ch). A picot can consist of anything from 3 chains and upwards, all formed into a loop by a ss to the first chain. To make a picot you chain the number of times indicated and make a ss to the first ch. E.g. with a ch7 picot you ch 7 and ss to the first ch to make a loop.
Tr3tog: (yarn over hook (yoh), insert hook through stitch, yoh, draw yarn through, yoh, draw yarn through 2 loops) 3 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 4 loops.
Tr5tog: (yarn over hook (yoh), insert hook through stitch, yoh, draw yarn through, yoh, draw yarn through 2 loops) 5 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 6 loops.
Beginning Tr5tog: ch 2, (yarn over hook (yoh), insert hook through stitch, yoh, draw yarn through, yoh, draw yarn through 2 loops) 4 times, yoh, draw yarn through all 5 loops.
